Tobacco can



L. G. ALLEN TOBACCO CAN May 8, 1934.

Filed April 29, 1953 Invenior I m I I I u Q By flllo mey Patented May 8, 1934 UNETED STATES PATENT QFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a tobacco can, the general object of the invention being to provide the can with a compartment for holding a number of pipe cleaners.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing where in like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the improved can, with parts broken away.

Figure 2 is a top plan view with the cover in open position.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view.

In this drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the can and the numeral 2 the hinged cover therefor. In carrying out my invention, I place a partition 3 adjacent one edge of the can to form a chamber 4, the top of which is closed by a piece 5 having perforations 6 therein. The compartment 4 is adapted to hold a number of pipe cleaners 7 with their upper ends passing through the perforations 6 and as the piece 5 is spaced from the open top of the can, by opening the lid 2, the upper ends of these pipe cleaners are accessible so that a cleaner can be readily removed whenever a cleaner is desired.

The piece 3 and piece 5'form a part of the blank from which the can is formed and in cutting the blank, a long strip is formed therewith which, when bent, forms the partition 3 and the piece 5. Said piece 5 is connected to that part of the blank which forms the adjacent rounded edge of the can by a narrow connecting piece 8 and this narrow piece 8 is bent downwardly so that the piece 5 is slightly spaced from the top of the can, as shown in Figure 1.

As will be seen, the piece 5 is bent at right angles and the partition forming part 3 is again bent at right angles and this part 3 extends to the bottom of the can. The seam which conmeets the two edges of the blank together, after the can has been formed, is shown at 9.

Thus I have provided means for holding a supply of pipe cleaners in a tobacco can so that the cleaners are readily at hand when desired for use in cleaning a pipe and by forming the walls of the chamber in which the cleaners are to be placed as a part of the blank from which the can is formed, the improvement can be associated with the can at but small extra cost.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:--

1. A tobacco can comprising a body, a partition located in the body adjacent one side edge thereof and extending from a point spaced slightly from 7 the top of the can to the bottom of the can and forming a chamber, the lower end of which is closed, a top piece connected with the upper end of the partition and closing the chamber, said top piece having holes therein whereby pipe cleaners 7 can be placed in the chamber with their upper ends extending through the holes, the upper end of said side edge having an opening therein, the bottom wall of which is flush with the top piece and a flanged cover for the can, a part of the flange covering the last mentioned opening when the cover is in closing position.

2. A tobacco can comprising a body formed from a blank of material having a narrow tongue formed therewith, that end of the tongue which is connected with the major part of the blank being rounded and having its central portion connected with the central portion of the top edge of the blank, the major portion of the blank being bent to provide a body having fiat sides and rounded edges, the tongue being bent at right angles at the point where the tongue connects with the major portion of the blank and again at right angles where the rounded end joins the rest of the tongue to provide a partition extending from the bottom of the can to a point slightly below the top of the can, the rounded end of the tongue forming a top forthe chamber formed by said partition, said rounded end having a number of holes therein through which pipe cleaners are passed into the chamber with their upper ends projecting from the holes, that part of the blank where the rounded end of the tongue joins the same being depressed to space the rounded end from the top of the can and to provide an opening, the lower wall of which is flush with the rounded end of the tongue, a bottom member for the can and a flanged lid for the top thereof, a portion of the flange of which covers the opening.

LUKE GORDON ALLEN. 

